[romeozdistress]

I really just want something that has a dvi and hdmi port. so I can have have the hdmi to my tv and the dvi to my monitor. i dont play games. i just use my pc for music and movies. ill list some details about my pc. heres a link. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=5049534#N1160

HP Pavilion p6774y
amd phenom 2 x4 840 t
8 gb ram
250 w psu
100-127V ~6A
200-240V ~3A

have a PCI Express x16 slot for the card. thanks in advance.

[dustyjay]

Here is one that would work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150600

[romeozdistress]

thanks man. ill look into it. any other options? do you guys think the psu should be upgraded anyways? isnt running this system with 250 psu a bad idea? thanks.

[dustyjay]

You could upgrade the PSU. the one HP put in from the factory will power the system as it was shipped, And with the Video Card I linked to would probably have no problem either. If you wanted to upgrade, I would recommend something in the 450W to 500W range from a quality company such as Corsair, OCZ, Antec, to name a few.

[DoubleHelix]

Do you want to use dual monitors to extend your desktop? Or do you want the same thing displayed on the monitor and the TV? If you want to extend your desktop, you need a card that supports that. Just because a card has 2 outputs does not mean it supports that. I can't tell from the description on Newegg's site whether or not that card does.

The power supply that shipped with the computer is perfectly fine for the components that came with that computer. When you start upgrading things, you change that configuration. If you're going to replace the power supply, you need one that fits the HP proprietary case and has the proper connections for the HP motherboard

Things get complicated in a hurry when you try to upgrade pre-built, big-box systems.

[romeozdistress]

i just want something have has both hdmi and dvi. i wanna hook dvi to my monitor and hdmi to my tv at the same time. same display on both screens.i can do it with vga and dvi right now. but i want to be able to use my tv sound for watching movies. thats basically the jist of it. not a big fan of having my monitor hooked up via vga either. thanks.

[DoubleHelix]

Then you need to make sure whatever card you buy supports dual monitors. Unless you have a very large monitor and do high-end graphics work, you won't notice a difference between VGA and DVI.

[romeozdistress]

well i plan on buying a new led monitor pretty soon after this. the hdmi is the most important thing. my pc doesnt have one and i need it to hook up to my tv. i am doing dvd to hdmi right now and it sucks having to use sound from my pc speakers.

[DoubleHelix]

Doesn't matter.

[romeozdistress]

i didnt think led monitors had vga hookups. learn something new every day. i could always grab an extension stereo cable.